The junior market is enjoying major gain on Friday morning with a 2 percent or 34 point jump to sit just below the record reached in November of 1,676.68 points.
The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange also recorded gains in early trading pushing the indices to new record high. A total of 17 securities traded as 9 stocks rose and just 3 declined with 2,512,805 units changing hands.
At 10:45 am, the all Jamaica Composite Index gained 334.81 points to 160,677.66, the JSE Market Index gained by 299.59 points to 144,709.80, the JSE combined index gained 586.44 points to 151,548.54 and the junior market index is up 34 points to 1,670.95.
Interesting trades, with 75 minutes having elapsed are, Supreme Ventures traded 2,200,000 shares at $4.58 for an 8 cents gain, Grace Kennedy traded at a new 52 weeks’ high of $80 and so has Sagicor Group at $17.50, Jamaica Broilers dropped $1.90 to be at $8.60 and National Commercial Bank had gained $1.20 to $39.90.
Feedback from NCB Capital Markets is the tTech allocation should be known for the recently closed IPO by Monday coming.
Juniors jump, new record for majors
December 18, 2015 by
Stocks eke out more gains – Thursday
December 17, 2015 by
Seprod hits new 52 weeks’ high on Thursday
The junior market accounted for 43,233,932 units, valued at $166,308,887 as 19 stocks in the combined markets gained, 14 declined, 5 stocks closed at 52 weeks’ high and 1 traded at an intraday high, but pulled back before the close.
While the main market indices rose, the gains were low at under 250 points with the JSE Market Index climbing 152.28 points to 144,410.21, the all Jamaica Composite Index rising 170.18 points to end at 160,342.85 and the JSE combined index adding 224.86 points aided by junior market gains, to close at 150,962.10. The main market faces a test at 165,000 points resistance level, on the all Jamaica composite index, but based on the churning of price movements in recent weeks, it is likely to take some more trading days to break through that level if the break takes place.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 12 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.In trading, Berger Paints ended with 45,252 units trading with a decline of 15 cents to $3.15, Cable and Wireless rose 9 cents with only 198,570 units changing hands to close at $1.40, at the close, there were over 2 million units on the offer at $1.40 with bids not looking particularly strong at $1.30 and below. Caribbean Cement closed with a loss of 20 cents to end at $18, with 53,180 shares changing hands. Carreras fell 4 cents in closing at $59.01 with a mere 20,543 units trading, Ciboney traded at 27 cents with 65,000 units changing hands, Gleaner traded at $1.26 down 14 cents with 228,000 units trading, Grace Kennedy gained $1.50, with 10,581 units changing hands, to finish at $79.50. Jamaica Broilers price rose $1.90 to $10.50, with 71,366 shares changing hands, the stock was offered for sale at $9.90 at the close. The Jamaica Stock Exchange share traded 22,665 units and lost 5 cents to close at $18.95, Kingston Wharves saw trading in 15,000 shares at $11.35 as the price slipped 5 cents,
National Commercial Bank rose 34 cents and ended at $38.70 with 173,608 units changing hands, Pan Jamaican Investment had 13,000 units changing hands at $92.11, having lost 89 cents. Pulse Investments traded 148,669 shares with a loss of 40 cents to end at $2.10, Radio Jamaica lost 60 cents to land at $3 with 12,900 shares trading, Sagicor Group closed with 24,780 units changing hands but the price gained 6 cents to end at $16.81. Scotia Group gained 89 cents with 94,242 shares changing hands at $29, Supreme Ventures fell 15 cents to end at $4.50 with 37,168 units changing hands. Proven Investments rose 0.99 US cents had 145,550 shares trading at 22.99 US cents, followed by Proven Investments 8% preference share with 17,675 units trading at $5.10 with a loss of 40 cents.
Jamaican stocks churning forward
December 16, 2015 by
JSE stock traded at a new high on Wednesday
The junior market accounted for 2,721,358 units, valued at $9,118,051 as 11 stocks gained, 14 declined, 1 stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high and 2 traded at an intraday high but pulled back before the close.
While the main market indices rose, the gains were very low at under 300 points each with the JSE Market Index climbing just 53.41 points to 144,257.93, the all Jamaica Composite Index rose a mere 59.69 points to end at 160,172.67 and the JSE combined index added 287.46 points thanks to gains in the junior market to close at 150,737.24.
Notwithstanding today’s gains, the main market faces the next test at 165,000 points level, on the all Jamaica composite index.IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a good reading of 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 3 with lower offers.
In trading, Cable and Wireless rose 1 cent with only 110,997 units changing hands to close at $1.31, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $18.20, with 25,936 shares changing hands. Carreras fell 85 cents in closing at $59.05 with a mere 250 units trading, Ciboney traded at 27 cents with 215,700 units changing hands, Grace Kennedy declined by $1, with 3,246 units changing hands, to finish at $78. Jamaica Broilers traded at a 52 weeks’ high of $10.50, by the close the price fell 65 cents in trading 65,576 shares, to close at $8.60, Jamaica Producers jumped $2.99 in trading 3,125 units at $31, the Jamaica Stock Exchange shares traded 23,288 units at $19, but traded at a new intraday 52 weeks’ high of $19.05.
Kingston Wharves saw trading in 5,500 shares at $11.40 as the price slipped 10 cents, Mayberry Investments gained 30 cents with 400,114 units changing hands to end at $5, National Commercial Bank fell 14 cents and ended at $38.36 with 17,175 units changing hands, Pan Jamaican Investment had 4,581 units changing hands at $93. Radio Jamaica rose by 60 cents and landed at $3.60 with 24,000 shares trading, Sagicor Group closed with 1,867,437 units changing hands but the price fell by 25 cents to end at $16.75, Scotia Group dropped $1.89 with 55,916 shares changing hands at $28.11. Seprod traded 5,000 shares at $20.50, Supreme Ventures fell 30 cents to end at $4.35 with 61,988 units changing hands and Proven Investments fell 0.9 US cent as 37,468 shares traded to close at 22 US cents.
15 up 15 down on Tuesday
December 15, 2015 by
Scotia Group traded at an intraday 52 weeks’ high of $30.99.
The JSE Market Index climbed 845.57 points to 144,204.52, the all Jamaica Composite Index rose 944.97 points to end at 160,112.98 and the JSE combined index added 554.46 points to close at 150,449.78. Notwithstanding today’s gains, the main market faces the next test at 165,000 points level, on the all Jamaica composite index.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 8 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In trading, Berger Paints rose by 10 cents in trading 29,253 units at $3.40, Cable and Wireless fell 3 cents with only 138,174 units changing hands and closed at $1.30, Caribbean Cement fell 40 cents and closed trading at $18.20, with 10,731 shares changing hands.
Carreras rose $2.90 and closed at $59.90 with 26,654 units trading, Ciboney traded at 27 cents at the close with 114,749 units changing hands after rising 5 cents, Grace Kennedy gained $2.50 with 5,250 units changing hands, to finish at a 52 weeks’ high of $79, Jamaica Broilers fell 65 cents in trading 2,098,850 shares, to close at $9.25. Jamaica Producers was up 1 cent in trading 50,066 units at $28.01, Jamaica Stock Exchange shares rose by a cent in trading 19,449 units at $19 for a new closing 52 weeks’ high, Kingston Wharves saw trading in 100,000 shares at $11.50 as the price gained 30 cents, Mayberry Investments closed with 169,517 units changing hands at $4.70. National Commercial Bank rose 45 cents and ended at $38.50 with 153,879 units changing hands, Pan Jamaican Investment had 87,343 units changing hands at $93, with a rise of 90 cents, Pulse Investments traded 48,666 shares with the price climbing 20 cents to close at $2.50, Radio Jamaica lost 80 cents and landed at $3 with 1,000 shares trading. Sagicor Group with 113,949 units changing hands ended at $17, Salada Foods gained 21 cents and closed at $9.01 while trading 60,000 shares, Scotia Group jumped $1.50 with 217,472 shares changing hands and ended at $30. 
The banking group traded at an intraday high of $30.99, Scotia Investments dipped $1.05 with 1,000 units trading and closed at $28.95, Seprod traded 81,599 shares and lost 5 cents in closing at $20.50, Supreme Ventures fell 30 cents to end at $4.35 with 61,988 units changing hands. Proven Investments had 25,000 shares trading at 22.9 US cents, followed by Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share, enjoyed a good day of trading, with 808,320 units changing hands at $1.90 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.75% preference share ended with 707,438 units changing hands at $2.89, with the price slipping a cent.
JSE drops nearly 2,000 points on Friday
December 12, 2015 by
The main market recorded big losses in on Friday, pushing the indices down sharply, with only 30 securities trading on Friday. The market closed with 5,339,621 units valued at $84,347,998 changing hands, in all market segments. A total of 7 stocks gained, 13 declined as 1 stock closed at a 52 weeks’ high.
The main market had strong gains over the past two days, helped on Friday by Scotia Group rising to $30, from $28. The JSE Market Index fell 1,784.13 points to 142,358.84, the all Jamaica Composite Index climbed 1,993.87 points to end at 158,050.32 and the JSE combined index dropped 1,998.71 points to close at 148,772.50. The market having broken through the 155,000 points resistance level on the all Jamaica chart faces the next test at 165,000, which could contain any strong upward movement over the next few trading sessions.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In trading, Cable and Wireless lost 10 cents and closed with 1,884,409 units changing hands at $1.28 after trading as high as $1.45, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $18 having with 25,850 shares changing hands. Carreras lost 40 cents and closed at $56.10 with 3,773 units trading. Grace Kennedy ended with 783,581 units changing hands, to finish at $78, Jamaica Broilers fell 30 cents in trading 657,940 shares, to close at $8.50. Jamaica Producers lost $1.50 in trading 596 units at $30.50, Mayberry Investments traded 300,000 units to end at $4.70,
National Commercial Bank lost 50 cents and ended at $38 with 58,910 units changing hands, Pulse Investments traded 96,506 shares with a rise of 1 cent to close at $2.26, Sagicor Group with 107,647 units changing hands ended at $16.54. Scotia Group lost $1 with 96,044 shares changing hands and ended at $29, Scotia Investments dropped $3 with 4,000 units trading and closed at $27. Supreme Ventures fell 5 cents and ended at $4.85 with 220,000 units changing hands, Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share, traded 20,000 units at $1.90 and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 8.750% preference share, traded 42,000 units at $2.90 with the rise of 15 cents.
NCB drops back on TTSE – Friday
December 11, 2015 by
National Commercial Bank retreated from the 52 weeks’ high reached on Thursday in trading on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange when the market closed on Friday. Activity ended with 9 active securities as the prices of only 3 rose, 4 declined and 2 traded unchanged. The volume changing hands was 657,676 shares for a value of $2,324,384.
At the close, the Composite Index ended with a fall of 3.36 points to 1,164.24, the All T&T Index fell 0.76 points to 1,954.41 and the Cross Listed Index slipped 0.81 points to 49.23.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 3 stocks with the bids higher than the last selling price and 7 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| Grace Kennedy ended with a gain of 1 cent at $3.62 while 1,000 shares changed hands, Massy Holdings with a volume of 286 shares gained 1 cent in closing at $61.66 and Sagicor Financial gained 1 cent and ended with 3,000 shares changing hands at $6.17.
Declines| National Commercial Bank lost 20 cents while trading 437,722 shares valued at $943,898 to close at $2.10. 
National Flour closed with the loss of 1 cent with 18,535 shares changing hands at $2.74, Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 2,340 shares and lost 1 cents to close at $21.49 and Trinidad Cement ended with a loss of 4 cents at $4.47 while 10,000 shares traded.
Firm Trades| Clico Investments traded 15,257 shares to close at $22.75 valued at $347,089 and FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 169,535 shares valued at $847,685 and closed at $5.
New record close for JSE – Thursday
December 10, 2015 by
Scotia Group closed at a 52 weeks’ high on Thursday of $30.
The main market had strong gains over the past two days, helped on Thursday by Scotia Group rising to $30, from $28. The JSE Market Index rose 1,510.31 points to 144,142.97 the all Jamaica Composite Index climbed 1,687.86 points to end at 160,044.19 and the JSE combined index gained 1,446.03 points to close at 150,771.21. The market having broken through the 155,000 points resistance level on the all Jamaica chart faces the next test at 165,000 which is not far off, which could contain any strong upward movement over the next few trading sessions.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 9 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 5 with lower offers.In trading, Cable and Wireless lost 2 cents and closed with 1,579,942 units changing hands at $1.38 after trading as high as $1.49, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $18 having risen 18 cents with 156,792 shares changing hands. Carreras rose 5 cents and closed at $56.50 with 5,817 units trading. Ciboney lost 1 cent and ended at 26 cents with 213,316 shares changing hands, Desnoes & Geddes had 68,514 units trading at the close at $30. Gleaner Company traded 17,272 shares at $1.40, Grace Kennedy ended with at a 52 weeks’ closing high with only 399 units changing hands, the stock price rose $1 to finish at $78,
Jamaica Broilers gained 50 cents in trading 15,963 shares, to close at $8.80. JMMB Group traded 1,080,760 shares, to close at $10, Kingston Wharves traded 22,945 units to end at $11.20, after shedding 15 cents, National Commercial Bank lost $1.35 and ended at $38.50 with 42,711 units changing hands, Sagicor Group with 90,677 units ended at $16.54. Scotia Group had 146,486 shares changing hands at a 52 weeks’ high of $30, to record a gain of $2, the stock traded at these levels way back in 2005, Seprod had 11,790 units trading with a gain of $1.95 to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $20.55 and Supreme Ventures gained 18 cents and ended at $4.90, with 573,000 units changing hands.
JSE make strong gains on Wednesday
December 9, 2015 by
Grace closed at 52 weeks’ high of $77
The JSE Market Index rose 1,530.80 points to 142,632.66 the all Jamaica Composite Index added 1,710.75 points to end at 158,356.33 and the JSE combined index gained 1,609.94 points to close at 149,325.18. The market having broken through the 155,000 points resistance level on the all Jamaica chart faces the next test at 165,000 which is not far off, which could contain any strong upward movement over the next few trading sessions.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 15 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.In trading, Berger Paints ended with 8,616 units trading at $3.40 after falling 5 cents, Cable and Wireless closed with 990,562 units changing hands down to $1.40, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $17.82 having lost 68 cents with 475 shares changing hands. Carreras rose 45 cents and closed at $56.45 with 35,000 units trading. Ciboney ended at a 52 weeks’ closing high of 27 cents with 1,360,617 shares changing hands, Desnoes & Geddes had 13,100 units trading at the close at $30. Gleaner Company traded 355,592 shares at $1.40,
Grace Kennedy ended with at a 52 weeks’ closing high with only 420 units changing hands with the stock price rising $1 to finish at $77, Hardware & Lumber traded at $14.16 with 50,000 shares changing ownership and gained 66 cents. Jamaica Broilers fell 20 cents in trading 1,371,388 shares, to close at $8.30. JMMB Group traded 21,563 shares, to close at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 54,461 units to end at $11.35, National Commercial Bank ended at $39.85 having gained $1.85 and closed with 3,700 units changing hands, Pulse Investments had 120,000 units trading down 25 cents to close at $2.25. Sagicor Group with 327,200 units ended at $16.54 with a fall of 17 cents and Scotia Group had 39,638 shares changing hands at $28 to record 42 cents gain.
New NCB high on TTSE – Wednesday
December 9, 2015 by
NCB closed at a new 52 weeks’ high on the TTSE on Wednesday
At the close, the Composite Index ended with a rise 0.46 points to 1,164.57 the All T&T Index fell 1.36 points to 1,955.19 and the Cross Listed Index gained 0.31 points to 49.21.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had 2 stocks with the bids higher than the last selling price and 6 stocks with offers that were lower.
Gains| National Commercial Bank rose by 9 cents while trading 55,553 shares to close at $2.20 for a 52 weeks’ high.
Declines| Scotiabank ended with 2,276 shares with a fall of 50 cents changing hands at $62 and Trinidad Cement traded 6,479 units and closed at $4.50 after losing 5 cents.
Firm Trades| Clico Investment Fund posted 5,430 shares and closed at $22.75, First Citizens Bank traded 6,323 shares to close at $35, FirstCaribbean International Bank traded 30,000 shares and closed at $5. Grace Kennedy traded 2,255 units to end at $3.61, Guardian Holdings ended at $13.03 with 425 units changing hands, JMMB Group closed with 324 shares changing hands at 50 cents and Trinidad and Tobago NGL traded 55,755 shares valued at $1,198,733, to close at $21.50.
19 stocks rose 8 fell on JSE – Tuesday
December 9, 2015 by
The JSE shares traded at a new all-time high of $16 to gain 967% for 2015.
The JSE Market Index rose 260.98 points to 141,101.86 the all Jamaica Composite Index added 291.66 points to end at 156,645.58 and the JSE combined index gained 249.58 points to close at 147,715.24.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, in the main and junior markets, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator had a reading of 13 stocks with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In trading, Barita Investments ended with 38,000 units trading at $3.80 after slipping 10 cents but closed with the bid at $3.91 to buy 3,000 shares. The company had promised to release their September audited accounts which are late, on or before December 4, 2015 and still has not done so up to the end of the day. No reason has been given, for the further delay and new day when the results will be released. This is the second year that the audited accounts are late, the company indicated then that the audited accounts would be released by December 5, 2014. Last year the company had differences on provision the auditors wanted to make for one blue chip investment they considered to be impaired which apparently delayed the release of the results. IC Insider telephoned the Chairman, Rita Humpries-Lewin who was in a meeting to find out about the further delayed, but had no response thereafter.
Berger Paints ended with 15,040 units trading at $3.45, Cable and Wireless closed with 2,729,155 units changing hands down to $1.40 for a gain of 5 cents, Caribbean Cement closed trading at $18.50 having jumped $1.50 with 30,445 shares changing hands. Carreras closed at $56 with 54,690 units trading. Ciboney closed at a 52 weeks’ closing high of 25 cents with 1,192,873 shares changing hands, Desnoes & Geddes had 27,485 units trading at the close at $30. Gleaner Company traded 474,874 shares at $1.40, Grace Kennedy ended with 27185 units changing hands at $76, Jamaica Broilers rose 48 cents in trading 334,611 shares, to close at $8.02. Jamaica Stock Exchange rose by 50 cents to close at 52 weeks’ high of $16 with 112,946 units trading, to gain 967 percent for the year. JMMB Group traded 277,936 shares, to close at $10. Kingston Wharves traded 5,000 units to end at $11.35, with a loss of 15 cents, Mayberry Investments ended with 522,689 shares changing hands while losing of 30 cents to $4.70, National Commercial Bank ended at $38, having shed $1.99 and closed with 218,221 units changing hands. 
138 Student Living traded 192,350 units with a loss of 35 cents and ended at $4, but the stock ended with a bid to buy 3,650 units at $4.40, Pan Jamaican Investments closed at $94 after trading 31,356 shares with a gain of $2, Pulse Investments had 7,100 units trading at $2.50. Sagicor Group with 46,200 units ended at $16.71 with a rise of 1 cent, Sagicor Real Estate Fund dropped 50 cents and ended with 8,500 shares trading at $9.75. Scotia Group had 46,988 shares changing hands at $27.58 to record 8 cents gain, Supreme Ventures closed with 53,040 units changing hands, 2 cents higher at $4.72, Proven Investments traded 160,976 shares at 22.99 US cents and Jamaica Money Market Brokers 7.50% preference share rose 10 cents and ended trading 767,050 units at $2.